Blue Angels F-18 crash near Nashville, Tennessee,

An F/A-18 Super Hornet with the Navy's elite demonstration squadron crashed shortly after take-off Thursday, as its wreckage erupted in flames near a residential neighborhood, according to officials and local media reports.

Navy spokesman Cmdr. Mike Kafka confirmed the Navy is investigating a report of a Blue Angels F-18 crash near Nashville, Tennessee, where the team was practicing for an air show this weekend.
The pilot's identity and status is unknown. However, the local fire chief said his dispatcher was told that one person had been killed.
An initial Navy incident report says the Blue Angels jet crashed just after takeoff in a residential area and the pilot is not believed to have ejected. The report identifies it as Blue Angels plane No. 6. There are no reports of any civilians injured or homes damaged.
The jet crashed at 3:01 p.m. in Smyrna, Georgia, according to Naval Air Forces spokeswoman Cmdr. Jeannie Groeneveld.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the crew and the pilot and their families," Groeneveld said.